2014 Major League Stats: 0-for-5, 1 BB, 6 G 2014 Minor League Stats: .360/.481/.547, 4 HR, 20 RBI in 31 G in AAA 2015 Role: Playing in Japan or for a Triple-A team When the Cardinals acquired Joey Butler last October, I pointed him out as a solid platoon outfielder for Jon Jay in center field. That […]
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2014 Major League Stats: 2 G, 2.0 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 1 BB 2014 Minor League Stats: 0.84 ERA, 9 G, 10.2 IP, 0.94 WHIP in AAA 2015 Role: Rehabbing from Tommy John Keith Butler was expected to be one of those guys that played a pivotal role as the 4th or 5th right handed reliever out of […]
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2014 Major League Stats: .233/.351/.533, 3 HR, 5 RBI in 18 games 2014 Minor League Stats: .190/.284/.345, 4 HR, 13 RBI in 27 games in AAA 2015 Role: Backup catcher in the Majors After the injury to Yadier Molina, the Cardinals claimed George Kottaras off waivers from the Indians to give themselves a veteran backup option for Tony […]
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John Mozeliak and Mike Matheny spoke to the media this afternoon to discuss a little bit about how the season ended, but mainly where the club goes from here to prepare for the 2015 season. As a result of today's discussion we now have begun to get a clearer picture of where Mozeliak intends to […]
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2014 Major League stats: 0-for-2, 2 K 2014 Minor League stats: .324/.395/.491, 10 HR, 44 RBI in 104 games in AAA 2015 Role: Outfield for Triple-A Memphis Tommy Pham parlayed a career minor league season into a September call-up this year. After hitting .286 between Springfield and Memphis last season, he broke out this year in […]
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2014 Major League Stats: 1 PA, 1 BB 2014 Minor League Stats: .292/.298/.419, 6 HR, 33 RBI in 62 games in AAA 2015 Role: Catcher in the minor leagues Audry Perez made his Major League debut this season with the Cardinals as a stop-gap until the team figured out what to do after Yadier Molina went […]
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2014 Major League Stats: 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 IP, 1.000 WHIP 2014 Minor League Stats: 3.03 ERA, 51 G, 62.1 IP, 1.27 WHIP in AAA 2015 Role: Reliever for Triple-A Memphis Jorge Rondon made the trip to St. Louis a few times this season, yet only found his way out of the bullpen once […]
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Hey there, I'm Jon and I'm the writer here at Redbird Dugout. I've been a baseball fan all of my life and follow the Cardinals closely. I started RBD in 2010 as a place to share my thoughts and views on Cardinals baseball. Not a St. Louis local, I love in North Carolina with my wife, our son, and our two dogs, and I run a printing company.